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What’s an assault weapon, anyway? A gun glossary
WASHINGTON — Even Americans who have never touched a gun are probably familiar with the looks and names of a few — the military M16, the action-movie’s Uzi, the historic Colt .45. The terms thrown ...
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Associated Press A man smokes in 2007 in Omaha, Neb. Annual health care costs are roughly $96 billion for smokers and $147 billion for the obese, the government says.
Penalties for unhealthy habits draw new scrutiny
NEW YORK — Faced with the high cost of caring for smokers and overeaters, analysts say society must grapple with a blunt question: Instead of trying to penalize them and change their ways, why not ...
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Associated Press J.D. Williams talks Jan. 17 in Huntsville, Ala. Williams is a veteran who served near burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. The pits were used to burn garbage at military bases and some vets are reporting health problems they attribute to the smoke.
Health answers sought about garbage
WASHINGTON — J.D. Williams didn’t think much about the smoke cloud that often shrouded his air base in Iraq. Not when it covered everything he owned with black soot or when his wheezing and coughin...
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Court says Obama NLRB appointments violate constitution
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate last year to appoint three members of the National Labor Relations Board, a federal appeals court ruled Fri...
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Wayward dolphin dies in polluted canal
NEW YORK — A wayward dolphin that meandered into a polluted urban canal, riveting onlookers as it splashed around in the filthy water and shook black gunk from its snout, died Friday evening, marin...
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Family of JFK aide sells presidential memorabilia
BOSTON — The family of a former special assistant to President John F. Kennedy is auctioning hundreds of photographs, documents, gifts and other memorabilia that once belonged to the late president...
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Fox News Channel, Palin cutting ties
NEW YORK — Fox News Channel is parting ways with former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, ending her three-year tenure as a contributor on the network. While Palin’s time at Fo...
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Associated Press President Barack Obama listens as Vice President Joe Biden speaks about proposals to reduce gun violence Jan. 16 in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington. There is a legal avenue to get any gun you want somewhere in the U.S., thanks to the maze of gun statutes across the country and the lack of federal laws.
Maze of regulations hurting gun control effort
WASHINGTON — Military-style assault weapons, gangster-style Tommy guns, World War II-era bazookas and even sawed-off shotguns — somewhere in the U.S., there is a legal avenue to get each of those f...
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Subway sorry ‘Footlong’ sub came up short
NEW YORK — Subway is apologizing that its “Footlong” sandwiches fell short of expectations. The world’s largest fast-food chain faced widespread criticism last week after a man posted a photo on...
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Secret hearings held in Levy slaying case
WASHINGTON — A judge has been holding secret hearings in the case of the man convicted in the 2001 killing of Chandra Levy, the latest twist in a high-profile murder that went unsolved for years an...
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